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freshwork/metable
=================

Add metadata to your eloquent models

0.1.5(9y ago)42052MITPHP

Since Oct 7Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

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Freshwork Metable
=================

[](#freshwork-metable)

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
composer require freshwork/metable
```

Add `Freshwork\Metable\MetableServiceProvider` to your `app.php` config file

```
'providers' => [
    ...
    Freshwork\Metable\MetableServiceProvider::class
]
```

Run laravel migrations to install `metas` table on your database

```
php artisan migrate
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Add `Freshwork\Metable\Traits\Metable` trait to your eloquent model

```
namespace App;

use Freshwork\Metable\Traits\Metable;

class Post extends Model {
    use Metable;
    ...
}
```

#### Add meta

[](#add-meta)

By the moment, addMeta inmediately executes a sql query to save.

```
$post->addMeta('key', 'value');
$post->addMeta('foo', ['bar', 'baz']); //saved as json
$post->addMeta('third', 'value1');
$post->addMeta('third', 'value2');
```

#### Get meta

[](#get-meta)

Remember that you can add multiple meta for the same key, so by default, `getMeta()` returns an array, even if there are just one value for that key. You can use the `single` param to get the first value directly

`getMeta($key, $single = false, $cacheAll = true)`

Eager loading: If `$cacheAll` is set to true, when you getMeta you retrieve all the metas of the model, so the next `getMeta` call don't touch the database.

```
$post->getMeta('key'); // ['value']
$post->getMeta('foo'); // [ ['bar', 'baz'] ]
$post->getMeta('third'); // [ 'value1', 'values2' ]

//If you want to get the first element of the array
$post->getMeta('key', true); // 'value'
$post->getMeta('foo', true); // ['bar', 'baz']
$post->getMeta('third', true); // 'value1'
```

#### Get all meta

[](#get-all-meta)

```
//Load $post->metadata variable
$post->loadMeta();

//Then you can
dd($post->metadata->key); //['value']
```

#### Remove meta

[](#remove-meta)

```
//Load $post->metadata variable
$post->removeMeta('key'); //remove all the ocurrences of metas with that key in the current model
```

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 57% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

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**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

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###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

6

Last Release

3554d ago

### Community

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